Denmark vs Dominican Republic: Democracy

Denmark
2
in 2018
Dominican Republic
2
in 2018
Denmark rank
1st
Dominican Republic rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1844 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Denmark ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 9 and Dominican Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1840s 0.1667 1 0.8333 Dominican Republic
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1.75 1 0.75 Denmark
1920s 2 1 1 Denmark
1930s 2 0.1 1.9 Denmark
1940s 2 0 2 Denmark
1950s 2 0 2 Denmark
1960s 2 0.8 1.2 Denmark
1970s 2 1 1 Denmark
1980s 2 1 1 Denmark
1990s 2 1.4 0.6 Denmark
2000s 2 2 0
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Denmark or Dominican Republic?
Denmark, at 2 against 2 in Dominican Republic as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Denmark and Dominican Republic?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Dominican Republic?
159 years are reported by both, from 1844 to 2018.
How do Denmark and Dominican Republic rank globally for democracy?
Denmark ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).